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Quay Street clicks over 50,000
Auckland Transport media release
4 October 2016
Quay Street clicks over 50,000
Lance Wiggs took the 50,000th cycle trip on the Quay St Cycleway at 9 this morning.
The waterfront cycle counter clicked over to 50,000 less than three months after it was opened by Transport Minister Simon Bridges, Prime Minister John Key and Mayor Len Brown.
Mr Wiggs, who lives in the city centre, says the Quay St Cycleway has really improved safety for people cycling. “I used to cycle here mingling with pedestrians or you could choose to cycle on the road and mingle with the trucks. Now you get to cycle without any trucks or people around you.”
The two way, protected cycleway which is on the waterfront side of Quay St from Lower Hobson to Plumer St, has proved very popular. The 1km route is attracting a large number of commuters from the east and west as well as people cycling for recreation.
The popularity of this and other new cycleways like the pink Lightpath has a lot to do with people new to cycling says AT Cycling and Walking manager Kathryn King. “We know that people want cycleways that keep people on bikes protected from general traffic like this one on Quay St. What is really encouraging for us is to see all the people new to cycling who are choosing to travel into the city centre by bike.
“As the network becomes more connected we expect to see sharp increases in the number of people cycling into and around the city centre. With all the works going on in the city centre, cycling really is proving to be a great travel option.”
The new infrastructure is endorsed by Barbara Cuthbert from Bike Auckland. “We’re delighting in the new counting post on Quay St. Every person biking past is boosted with the knowledge they’re doing their bit to reduce congestion.”
The Quay St Cycleway, which has funding from the Government through the Urban Cycleways Programme, has averaged 570 cycle trips a day since it opened in early July.
Here’s a video of the Quay St cycleway counter clicking over to 50,000 https://vimeo.com/185385266
For more on cycling and walking: https://at.govt.nz/cycling-walking/
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